Hyphenation of hyphenate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word hyphenate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

hy-phen-ate

Definitions of hyphenate:

1.	Divide or connect with a hyphen Hyphenate these words and names

Synonyms of hyphenate:

verb	hyphen, spell, write

Last hyphenations of this language

hypothetical reconstructionary footgear soke Swaziland earthed Casselton ait Norwich bacilliform babysit approachers cafetière nonservileness sheep hyperventilation hydrous capriccio STREETSIDE deep-drawn

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.